The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Biofouling From Hormuz Shutdown Poses Major Invasive Species Risk
For months, industry analysts have noted that biofouling accumulation on vessels stuck in the Arabian Gulf would be a slow-down fa...
Seacor is Reviewing Alternatives After Shareholders Called for Sale
Weeks after two of the company’s largest shareholders called for the immediate sale to maximize value, Seacor Marine confirmed it...
Report: Houthi Strike Took Saudi Refinery Offline Through Mid-August
The effects of the Houthi attack on Saudi energy infrastructure will continue on well into the next month, according to state oil...
NGO Says EU Approval of Indian Scrappers Would Set a Double Standard
The European Commission’s proposal to include two Indian ship recyclers for the first time on the approved list of yards available...
Global Competition Launched as Pilot Transfer Non-Compliance Remains at 13%
[By: The Nautical Institute] The Nautical Institute has launched a global competition asking maritime students and cadets to demon...
Oil Loading Again Suspended from Caspian Pipeline After Tankers Are Struck
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium reported it has again suspended operations after what it called additional “terrorist attacks” ove...
U.S. Navy Decommissions its Sixth Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ship
The U.S. Navy has decommissioned the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Forth Worth (LCS-3), the latest in the series to exit...
Speculation About LNG Shipments as Qatar Sends Carrier Through Hormuz
A move by QatarEnergy to send an LNG carrier through the Strait of Hormuz is drawing wide attention and spurring speculation about...
Turkish Bulker Heading to Russia Breaks Down and Blocks the Dardanelles
Turkish authorities briefly suspended traffic in the business Dardanelles overnight as they worked to clear a bulker bound for Rus...
U.S. Launches Heavy Wave of Strikes on Iran
On July 29, U.S. Central Command carried out a new round of airstrikes on Iranian positions in response to yesterday's missile att...